The humble marble has been around for millennia: smooth spheres of stone or clay or steel or glass, in the pockets and toy boxes of children around the world. It's a rare family household that doesn't ...
A German inventor created a device in 1846 that allowed for the mass production of colored glass marbles. American manufacturing of marbles boomed in the 1920s, with Ohio becoming a center for ...
”When I showed people the marbles I kept in my jewelry box, they laughed,” said Beverly Brule, of Marble Collectors Unlimited in Northboro, Mass. ”A couple of years ago, when you asked an antiques ...